Homefront developer only discovered hidden TimeSplitters 2 codes after game shipped

Last week, we heard there was a secret unlock code to make the full TimeSplitters 2 campaign playable in Homefront: The Revolution, opening up the game’s well-known Easter egg which was previously thought to feature just a couple of classic TimeSplitters 2 levels.

Days later, that secret unlock code was then rediscovered after the matter hit the headlines – and there were actually multiple codes, it was revealed, with some still having unknown functions.

Eurogamer video producer Ian Higton played through Homefront: The Revolution to test one of these codes out – you can see him entering the code in the footage below, and trying out numerous TimeSplitters 2 story levels.

Here’s how to unlock 4k Native TimeSplitters 2 Campaign in Homefront: The Revolution Watch on YouTube

But why were these unlock codes created? And who created them? Speaking to someone close to the project, I’ve heard a little more – and been told these codes date back to the original version of TimeSplitters 2, and were unwittingly ported in. It was actually only after Homefront: The Revolution launched that developer Dambuster Studios realised there was a method to unlock more of TimeSplitters 2 in the game.